Publish Date: 30 January 2024 - 12:30

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – South Korean Kim Jong-hyeok was appointed as the referee of the match between the Iran and Syria football teams.

The match will be held in Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium on Wednesday in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage.

The National Iranian football team defeated the UAE 2-1 in Group C of the AFC Asian Cup and advanced to the tournament's quarterfinals.

Iran has bagged all the possible nine points from its first three games.

Kim Jong-hyeok, who became a FIFA referee in 2009, has refereed in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifiers, and the 2023-24 AFC Champions League.

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